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10 CFR 20.1704: Further restrictions on the use of respiratory protection equipment.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 10—Energy
- CHAPTER I—NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
- PART 20—STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION
- Subpart H—Respiratory Protection and Controls To Restrict Internal Exposure in Restricted Areas
The Commission may impose restrictions in addition to the provisions of §§ 20.1702, 20.1703, and Appendix A to Part 20, in order to:
(a) Ensure that the respiratory protection program of the licensee is adequate to limit doses to individuals from intakes of airborne radioactive materials consistent with maintaining total effective dose equivalent ALARA; and
(b) Limit the extent to which a licensee may use respiratory protection equipment instead of process or other engineering controls.
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